constituir

Name: constituir, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“constituir” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,205
frequency rank, Portuguese: 2,140
“C” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar existência a; criar, estabelecer, formar, organizar:

Corpus desk

Index PT-constituir · constituir · Portuguese

constituir · rank #12,205 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #12,205
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH consequente

Nearest frequency peer: consequente (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

consequente

87,797
constituir

87,796
contradição

87,795
copas

87,794
coreografia

87,793
cubano

87,792

What this shows “constituir” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

constituir vs construir

80% similar

constituir vs constituído

73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for constituir
Property	Value
Headword	constituir
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Verb
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#12,205
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “constituir”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).constituircai aqui:

#12,205

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “consequente” (#12,204), “contradição” (#12,206), “copas” (#12,207). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “constituir” fica em #12,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around constituir, averb. Corpus frequency is #12,205 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for constituir, with forms such as "cconstituir", "cnostituir", and "connstituir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "construir", "constituído", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is constituir, spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-I-R.

Definition

1
dar existência a; criar, estabelecer, formar, organizar:
2
ser a base ou a parte principal de; compor, formar
3
ser, representar; ter como base ou fundamento; consistir em
4
basear(-se), estribar(-se), fundamentar(-se) (regência verbal com preposição: em)
5
atribuir(-se) cargo, função, poder, título; nomear(-se)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how constituir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Constituíram uma empresa.
Constituiu-se representante de quem não o nomeara.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cconstituir
cnostituir
connstituir
consittuir
consstituir
constitiur
constittuir
constituirr
constituri
constiutir
consttituir
consttiuir
contsituir
cosntituir
ocnstituir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of constituir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "constituir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "constituir"?

"constituir" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-I-R.

What does "constituir" mean?

As a verb, "constituir" means: dar existência a; criar, estabelecer, formar, organizar:

What words are commonly confused with "constituir"?

"constituir" is commonly confused with "construir", "constituído". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What language does "constituir" come from?

"constituir" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "constituir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

encantador#12,234 rivalidade#12,141 revolution#12,140 Piracicaba#12,127

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

contradição15 variants coreografia15 variants percentual15 variants processador15 variants